Elderly

Help brighten the spirits of residents of Twin Tiers area nursing homes who have been isolated from the world for months by writing them a Christmas card!

People struggling with food insecurity in the Empire State may soon get hot meals from restaurants using public assistance benefits.

The Broome Family Violence Prevention Council is holding a special event for professionals serving seniors in the region.

The U.S. Attorney’s office says scammers claiming to be from the Department of Justice are trying to get information from local residents.

Eight people under the care of Absolut Care in Endicott are searching for a connection to the outside world, a friend, a pen pal. These are those people.

Dollar General has announced a special shopping hour for seniors in an attempt to keep them safe.

There are about 3,800 cases of coronavirus in the U.S. at this point, and it is only growing in number.

They say it's never too late to start and one 104 year old proved them right. The senior from Wisconsin bagged a buck on her first ever hunt. See pictures here.

Enrollment for the 2019-2020 regular Home Energy Assistance Program opens Tuesday, November 12.

One local family will be visiting local nursing homes on Christmas, handing out cheerful greetings and they're looking for people to donate greeting cards.

The Southern Tier Independence Center is suing the State Department of Health over a $150 million cut to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program.

Over $162,000 is going to human service programs in the City of Binghamton under the Community Development Block Grant program.

New York State Police say a passerby was able to summon help for an elderly Otego man as his home burned to the ground.

The Binghamton area is to get a little over $1 million in federal funding for affordable housing options for families, the elderly and people with disabilities.